REGULAR MEETING of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA) Thursday, July 27, 2017

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1 REGULAR MEETING of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA) Thursday, July 27, 2017 San Mateo County Office of Education, Corte Madera Room 101 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA :30 p.m. Meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals who need special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation (including auxiliary aids or services) to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the agenda, meeting notice, agenda packet or other writings that may be distributed at the meeting, should contact Anne Bartoletti, Board Clerk, at least 2 working days before the meeting at abartoletti@peninsulacleanenergy.com. Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the PCEA to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting and the materials related to it. Attendees to this meeting are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. If you wish to speak to the Board, please fill out a speaker s slip located on the tables as you enter the Board meeting room. If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Board and included in the official record, please hand it to a member of PCEA staff who will distribute the information to the Board members and other staff. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMENT This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any PCEA-related matters that are as follows: 1) Not otherwise on this meeting agenda; 2) Listed on the Consent Agenda and/or Closed Session Agenda; 3) Chief Executive Officer s or Staff Report on the Regular Agenda; or 4) Board Members Reports on the Regular Agenda. Public comments on matters not listed above shall be heard at the time the matter is called. As with all public comment, members of the public who wish to address the Board are requested to complete a speaker s slip and provide it to PCEA staff. Speakers are customarily limited to two minutes, but an extension can be provided to you at the discretion of the Board Chair. ACTION TO SET AGENDA and TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS This item is to set the final consent and regular agenda, and for the approval of the items listed on the consent agenda. All items on the consent agenda are approved by one action. 1

2 CLOSED SESSION (The Board will adjourn to closed session to consider the following items at the beginning of the agenda, or at any time during the meeting as time permits. At the conclusion of closed session, the Board will reconvene in open session to report on any actions taken for which a report is required by law.) 1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Title: Chief Executive Officer 2. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION REGULAR AGENDA 3. Chair Report (Discussion) 4. CEO Report (Discussion) 5. Marketing and Outreach Report (Discussion) 6. Adopt Resolution to Partner with the CPUC s One Thing for the Sun Campaign (Action) 7. Regulatory and Legislative Report (Discussion) 8. Audit and Finance Committee Report (Discussion) 9. Citizens Advisory Committee Report (Discussion) 10. Board Members Reports (Discussion) CONSENT AGENDA 11. Approval of the Minutes for the June 22, 2017 Meeting (Action) 12. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a WSPP (Western Systems Power Pool) Confirmation Letter for Purchase of Resource Adequacy from CalPeak Power, LLC. Delivery Term: January 2018 through December 2018, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 (Action) 13. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a WSPP (Western Systems Power Pool) Confirmation Letter for Purchase of Resource Adequacy from NRG Power Marketing LLC. Delivery Term: October 2017 through December 2017, in an amount not to exceed $150,000 (Action) 2

3 Public records that relate to any item on the open session agenda for a regular board meeting are available for public inspection. Those records that are distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting are available for public inspection at the same time they are distributed to all members, or a majority of the members of the Board. The Board has designated the Peninsula Clean Energy office, located at 555 Marshall St, 2nd Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063, for the purpose of making those public records available for inspection. The documents are also available on the PCEA s Internet Web site. The website is located at: 3

4 Item No. 5 PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY Board Correspondence DATE: July 20, 2017 BOARD MEETING DATE: July 27, 2017 SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING: None VOTE REQUIRED: None TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCE) Board of Directors Dan Lieberman, Director of Marketing and Public Affairs Update on PCE s July Marketing and Outreach Activities BACKGROUND: The marketing team has been busy doing outreach, managing social media, and preparing for fall campaigns.

5 Item No. 5 DISCUSSION: Please Check Your NextDoor Threads Many customers are still unware of PCE, and see it for the first time on their PG&E bill. Our communications continue to emphasize the message of understanding your bill and the lower rates PCE offers. As you continue to check and respond to your local Next Door thread for conversations about PCE, please let us know if we can help with information. Low-Income and Medical Baseline Customer Outreach In July and August PCE is focusing on reaching agencies that register clients in lowincome and Medical Baseline discount programs, to ensure their clients know that their discounts automatically continue. We are reaching out to: El Concilio de San Mateo County. PCE will co-present with them in their upcoming outreach event in East Palo Alto. Daly City Community Service Center Pacifica Resource Center County Aging and Adult Services County Commission on Disabilities County Commission on Aging Self-Help for the Elderly Center for Independence of Individuals with Disabilities Please connect us with other social service organizations in your community that work with PG&E discounts, as well as with community groups and good outreach opportunities in general. Talk Up PCE at National Night Out August 1 st If your city organizes block parties, we encourage you to stop with PCE brochures, mention the benefits of the program, and answer residents questions. If you d like help, several PCE staff members will be available to work with the first board members who ask. Kudos to the City of Colma for already scheduling Kirsten to work their large event at the Serramonte Mall! This is also a good time to connect with any Citizens Advisory Committee members from your city and collaborate with them on covering events. Outreach Events PCE continues outreach with a strategic focus in North County to address opt-out rates in this region, as well as events that draw widely from around the County: -2-

6 Item No. 5 Past Month 27-Jun 4-Jul 8-Jul 13-Jul 19-Jul 20-Jul 22-Jul Upcoming 1-Aug 1-Aug 3-Aug 3-Aug 16-Aug 29-Aug 9-Sep 23-Sep Belmont City Council ECO100 presentation Tabling at Pacifica 4th of July Celebration Tabling Kite Festival at Coyote Point City of San Mateo Sustainability Commission presentation Eggs and Issues with Pacifica Chamber of Commerce presentation South San Francisco Rotary Club presentation Tabling at Surf Contest in Pacifica Co-present with El Concilio in East Palo Alto Colma National Night Out event at Serramonte Mall Bayshore Friendship Seniors Club Presentation, Daly City Multi-Chamber Business Expo, South San Francisco Table EV test drive event at Menlo Park Block party PCE Presentation at Pacifica Rotary 3 rd Annual Electric Vehicle Expo in San Mateo Bacon and Brew, San Mateo Special thanks to this month to: Margaret Goodale, Janet Creech, Grant and Jennifer Ligon, Panah and Eric Stauffer, and Anne Bartoletti for volunteering at PCE tabling events in July Desiree Thayer and the Burlingame Citizens Environmental Commission for talking up ECO100 in their tabling efforts, along with Donna Colson Diane Bailey and Menlo Spark for talking up ECO100 in their tabling efforts Rachael Londer of the County Office of Sustainability for working with us to correct misinformation on a NextDoor thread in her town of Foster City Marty Medina for working with us on a NextDoor thread in San Bruno Enrollment Statistics Weekly opt-outs have plateaued, but not yet at a sustainably low level. We are working to reduce the weekly opt-out rate below 50 in order to keep a steady-state given our customer churn rate. Our overall opt-out rate is 1.85%, which is still very low by industry standards. -3-

7 Item No. 5 Opt-ups have increased, primarily due to a recent wave of municipal enrollments in ECO100. The table below contains not completely fresh data PCE staff are aware that there are now over 4,000 accounts in ECO

8 Item No. 5 Web and Social Media Web stats and sample social media are presented below. -5-

9 Item No. 5 Social Media Samples from the Past Month Community Snapshots The marketing team is preparing a snapshot of PCE performance county-wide, and for each of the 20 cities. Each snapshot will include data and info-graphics about the number of customers served, opt-out rates, ECO100 upgrades, forecast annual financial savings for the community, and forecast avoided greenhouse gas emissions for the community. There will be an accompanying press release and opt-ed. Look for that in the coming weeks. Staff Videos PCE is bringing back Tyler the videographer who filmed the Board videos a few months ago. This time Tyler will train his video camera on staff, who will discuss key issues they work on. The video will serve as a means of disseminating information about PCE, as well as put a personal face on PCE staff. Website Upgrades PCE is working with Circlepoint to implement some content and style improvements to PCE s website. Look for the addition of a Power Resources website, among other things. -6-

10 Item No. 5 Staffing The marketing team recently closed the application window for three positions: a Marketing Associate and two Outreach Fellows. We are now reviewing applications and conducting screening interviews. We hope to hire candidates during August and have them start immediately, if possible. ECO100 Opt-UpDate Notable opt-ups to ECO100 in the past month include the cities of Belmont, Burlingame, and San Mateo. That makes a total of 12 of the 20 cities with municipal accounts opted up to ECO100. Our forecast annual demand for ECO100 is currently around 120,000 MWh. FISCAL IMPACT: N/A -7-

11 Item No. 6 PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY Board Correspondence DATE: July 20, 2017 BOARD MEETING DATE: July 27, 2017 SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING: None VOTE REQUIRED: Majority Present TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCE) Board of Directors Dan Lieberman, Director of Marketing and Public Affairs Adopt Resolution to Partner with the CPUC s One Thing for the Sun Campaign BACKGROUND: On August 21, 2017 there will be a partial solar eclipse in California, including in San Mateo County. The California Public Utilities Commission and the California Energy Commission launched the One Thing for the Sun campaign to encourage Californians to take action and reduce energy demand during the eclipse. Peninsula Clean Energy can show support for this initiative by becoming a partner.

12 Item No. 6 DISCUSSION: On August 21, 2017, a partial solar eclipse with travel across California from about 9:02am until about 11:54am. The sun will be obscured from 76% in Northern California to 62% in Southern California border area, and this reduction in solar radiation will directly affect the output of California s abundant solar energy resources. While our utilities and grid operator have all the tools necessary to manage the grid during the eclipse, the One Thing Under the Sun campaign is encouraging Californians to step in to allow our hard-working sun to take a break, rather than relying on expensive and inefficient natural gas peaking power plants. One Thing for the Sun Partnership In addition to individual pledges, the campaign is engaging with State and Local government, clean energy industry, advocacy organizations and business to form the One Thing for the Sun Partnership. Partners pledge to work with the California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission and the California Independent System Operator to develop energy saving plans that will be deployed during the Eclipse. These plans range from smart thermostat companies designing air conditioner cycling programs that will reduce the need to use natural gas to local governments activating their energy efficiency and demand response capabilities across their buildings. Why Become a One Thing Partner? The One Thing for the Sun Partnership is a unique opportunity for institutions from across California to come together to stand up for California s clean energy future during this once in 50 year celestial event to take to save energy and reduce GHG emissions. One Thing Partners will benefit from a unique branding and awareness-raising opportunity. Every Californian will witness the Eclipse, and the Partnership will seek to leverage the significant media coverage of the Eclipse to raise awareness of California s clean energy leadership and the role that its citizens, companies, institutions and governments are playing in driving this future forward. Next Steps In correspondence with a CPUC staff member, PCE was given the following guidance: If you (or other CCAs) want to be a partner, just let us know what you plan to do using the table at the end of the document, and send us a logo so we can put it on the partners page, and also a URL if you want the logo to point to your site. Just a communications/ outreach tactic is fine by us. A template form appears below. Therefore, PCE staff recommend becoming a partner, and pledge to promote this campaign in our newsletter, our website, at events, and in social media. -2-

13 Item No. 6 City of XYZ Energy Savings Plan Target Participants Communications Plan Brief description of primary energy savings actions planned, including any planned coordination with CPUC, CEC, CAISO or Utilities Overview of target audiences and participants of Energy Savings Action Plan Overview of primary communications and outreach strategies to share Energy Savings Action Opportunities -Remotely program HVAC units across city owned buildings to reduce energy usage during eclipse -Send notice to all city workers to Take the Pledge -Work with CPUC, CAISO and Utilities to validate HVAC control strategy -Planned outreach to 750 city employees -Planned outreach to building managers with directions to modify operations of HVAC during Eclipse - notice to all City workers -City Council adopts Resolution -Feature One Thing for the Sun campaign in digital communications (city facebook page) -Host Energy Savings Action Plan on city sustainability website FISCAL IMPACT: No direct expense; minimal staff time required. -3-

14 RESOLUTION NO. PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA * * * * * * RESOLUTION TO PARTER WITH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION S ONE THING FOR THE SUN CAMPAIGN RESOLVED, by the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that WHEREAS, On August 21, 2017, a partial solar eclipse will travel across California, obscuring the sun from 76% in Northern California to 62% in Southern California border area. The reduction in solar radiation will directly affect the output of both large scale photovoltaic (PV) electric power plants and rooftop solar; WHEREAS, California has built a large amount of renewable energy electric power plants. Nearly 10,000 megawatts of commercially operational grid connected solar PV are currently operated in California, and more will soon be completed; WHEREAS, Initial estimates show at the eclipse peak, for the California Independent System Operator s (ISO) balancing authority area, commercial solar production will be reduced from an estimated 8,754 megawatts to 3,143 megawatts at the maximum partial eclipse and then return to 9,046 megawatts; v1

15 WHEREAS, Over 5,800 megawatts of customer or third party-owned rooftop solar installed on homes and businesses in the same areas will be affected; WHEREAS, the California Independent System Operator plans for events such as this, where loss of power generation not only reduces the amount of electrical energy available to customers, but also produces imbalances that can cause other critical problems. In order to avoid that type of failure, the ISO will ensure that other power sources, like gas power plants or hydro facilities are held ready to step in, or cut off power to some customers; WHEREAS, rather than relying primarily on expensive and inefficient natural gas peaking power plants, California citizens can unplug from the grid so that we can have cleaner air, keep our system reliable, and send a message to the rest of the country that we don t have to rely on fossil fuels as the only foundation of our electricity; NOW, THEREFORE, Peninsula Clean Energy calls on all San Mateo residents and businesses to step forward and to do at least one thing to stand in for the solar power that we enjoy from our hard working sun, including turning air conditioning thermostats up 2 to 4 degrees, shutting down three power strips not supplying electricity to appliances in use, and avoid charging electric vehicles during the period from 9:00 am to noon on August 21. We further encourage local government agencies to be leaders in this effort and assess actions that can be taken at government-owned facilities to reduce demand for electricity for the duration of the eclipse. * * * * * * v1

16 Item No. 7 PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY Board Correspondence DATE: July 20, 2017 BOARD MEETING DATE: July 27, 2017 SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING: None VOTE REQUIRED: None TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCE) Board of Directors Joseph Wiedman, Senior Regulatory and Legislative Analyst Update on PCE s July Regulatory and Legislative Activities BACKGROUND: July was a busy month on the regulatory and legislative front. As discussed in more detail below, by the time of this month s Board meeting, four pleadings were filed at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and PCE engaged on legislative advocacy concerning two major bills at the California Legislature.

17 Item No. 7 DISCUSSION: CalCCA Activites July 21 st CalCCA Regulatory Committee Protocol and Planning Workshop (Joe Wiedman attended) the CalCCA Regulatory Committee met in San Francisco to review regulatory procedures and policies with the goal of streamlining processes now that the Committee has been operating under current protocols for three months. Regulatory Advocacy A PG&E ERRA Docket The ERRA docket sets the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) for the coming year which is deeply impactful to all CCAs operating in PG&E s service territory. PCE has coordinated with MCE Clean Energy (MCE), Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), and Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) to file a joint protest of PG&E s application. Our protest raised four broad issues: (1) the PCIA is not calculated based on truly unavoidable costs because PG&E has not taken any action to mitigate stranded costs; (2) the calculation of the PCIA contains several errors; (3) the departing load forecast by PG&E appears to be inaccurate and needs to rely on publically available data; (4) the PCIA calculation needs to be transparent and the data should be made available to certain CCA staff for verification. A prehearing conference was held on July 12 th to set the scope and schedule for the docket. A scoping memo has not been issued in the docket so it is unclear which issues raised above will stay in this docket and which will be moved to the CPUC s newly opened docket on PCIA reform R R Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) PCE continues to engage in the development of the CPUC s rules and regulations regarding integrated resource planning required under SB 350. PCE is primarily engaged in the docket via CalCCA, but is also independently engaged in the docket given the importance of the IRP process to future efforts at PCE. On July 12 th reply comments on Energy Division s proposed processes for integrated resource planning were filed by CalCCA. CalCCA s comments focused on pushing back on certain stakeholders arguments that all load serving entities (LSEs) should be required to file the same integrated resource plan documents. CalCCA argued that such an outcome is contrary to statute which places approval of a CCA s IRP with the CCA s governing board while the Commission certifies the CCA s IRP. Thus, uniform requirements for all LSE s does not comport with statute given differences in statutory standards of review. MCE and PCE filed a separate set of reply comments providing the CPUC with further details on the precise process and outcomes of that process that we would like to see in the IRP. CalCCA was unable to sign on to our ideas in time to incorporate them into CalCCA s filing. R Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Implementation On July 21 st, PCE submitted its 2017 RPS Procurement Plan to the CPUC. This document is filed each year and lays out our plans for meeting the RPS in the coming year. PCIA Petition to Modify (Data Access) On June 13 th, CalCCA filed a Petition to Modify -2-

18 Item No. 7 certain CPUC decisions regarding procedures and policies for accessing utility confidential data. Responses to the Petition were filed on July 13 th by Calpine and California s three large investor-owned utilities. Calpine generally supported the Petition while the utilities argued that the matter should be taken up in the Commission s newly opened rulemaking on PCIA reform R Legislative Advocacy SB 100 (DeLeon) While the overall goals of SB 100 to increase California s RPS to 60% by 2030 and zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the electric sector by 2045 have remained stable, the roadmap for reaching these goals continues to be areas of deep discussion among all stakeholders at the Legislature. PCE has worked closely with CalCCA s lobbyists to ensure CCAs are actively engaged in the discussions. Senator DeLeon s staff has been extremely receptive to the concerns raised by CCAs regarding the path to these goals. The author invited CalCCA to offer testimony on SB 100 during hearings on July 12 th (Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee) and July 13 th (Assembly Natural Resources). SB 366 (Leyva) SB 366 would subsidize the three large investor-owned utilities Green Tariff Shared Renewables (GTSR) programs (100% renewable energy) using AB 32 funds so that low-income CARE program participants could participate in the GTSR program. CalCCA has concerns regarding the anticompetitive impact of subsidizing GTSR programs and has engaged proactively with the author s office and stakeholders to have our concerns addressed. SB 366 was held over until next session due to concerns by certain Assemblymembers about the structure of the bill and the need for another renewable energy program. CalCCA, with PCE leading, plans to continue to engage on the bill in the future so that the program can be expanded to include CCAs. CalCCA has not taken an official position on the bill. AB 1405 (Mullin) and SB 338 (Skinner) The language of both of these bills mirrors each other. Both bills seek to address the steep afternoon ramp in generation needs as solar production declines by requiring the CPUC to take various actions. CalCCA team has been working with both authors to address our concerns that the bill may inadvertently undermine CCA procurement authority. The authors and CalCCA worked out mutually agreeable language to address our concerns. Accordingly, CalCCA is now neutral on the bill. SB 618 (Bradford) SB 618 continues to struggle in the Assembly after seeing significant revisions due to CalCAA s advocacy in the Senate. Key Assemblymembers have stated that the bill does not appear to do much now that its main provisions have been deleted. CalCCA remains neutral on the bill. FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable. -3-

19 Item No. 11 REGULAR MEETING and SPECIAL MEETING of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA) Thursday, June 22, 2017 MINUTES San Mateo County Office of Education, Corte Madera Room 101 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA :30pm CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 6:34 pm. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Staff: Dave Pine, County of San Mateo, Chair Carole Groom, County of San Mateo Jeff Aalfs, Town of Portola Valley, Vice Chair Rick DeGolia, Town of Atherton Greg Scoles, City of Belmont Donna Colson, City of Burlingame Rae P. Gonzalez, Town of Colma Carlos Romero, City of East Palo Alto Catherine Mahanpour, City of Foster City Harvey Rarback, City of Half Moon Bay Laurence May, Town of Hillsborough Catherine Carlton, City of Menlo Park Ann Schneider, City of Millbrae John Keener, City of Pacifica Ian Bain, City of Redwood City Marty Medina, City of San Bruno Cameron Johnson, City of San Carlos Rick Bonilla, City of San Mateo Pradeep Gupta, City of South San Francisco Daniel Yost, Town of Woodside City of Brisbane City of Daly City Jan Pepper, Chief Executive Officer George Wiltsee, Director of Power Resources 1

20 Dan Lieberman, Director of Marketing and Public Affairs Siobhan Doherty, Manager of Contracts Joseph Wiedman, Senior Regulatory/Legislative Analyst Kirsten Andrews-Schwind, Communications and Outreach Manager Leslie Brown, Manager of Customer Care Eric Wiener, Renewable Energy Analyst David Silberman, General Counsel Anne Bartoletti, Board Clerk/Executive Assistant to the CEO Item No. 11 A quorum was established. PUBLIC COMMENT: No public comment ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Motion Made / Seconded: Bonilla / Yost Motion passed unanimously 19-0 (Absent: Brisbane, Colma, Daly City) CLOSED SESSION 1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Title: Chief Executive Officer 2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Agency Designated Representatives: Dave Pine and David Silberman Unrepresented Employee: Chief Executive Officer 3. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND REPORT OUT OF A CLOSED SESSION The Board gave direction to labor negotiators REGULAR AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AMENDMENT AND COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Motion to authorize the Chair to execute an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with the CEO in a form approved by the General Counsel that: 1. Provides for a one-time $30,000 bonus for performance and for retention 2. Provides for an increase in base pay from $225,000 to $275,000 effective May 27,

21 Item No Provides for a review of CEO performance and that a salary survey be conducted, to determine if further compensation adjustments are warranted 4. Makes minor modification to the benefits section to reflect current benefits provided Motion Made / Seconded: Yost / Bonilla Motion passed 15-2 (Opposed: Mahanpour, Medina. Absent: Brisbane, Daly City, Menlo Park, Millbrae, San Carlos) 5. CHAIR REPORT Jeff Aalfs Vice Chair announced that the Silicon Valley Energy Summit would be taking place Friday June 23rd at Stanford University. 6. CEO REPORT Jan Pepper Chief Executive Officer announced that the job posting for the Director of Finance and Administration had been extended to July 5 th, and that postings would be going up next week for a Marketing Associate and two Outreach Fellows. Jan reported that the Audit and Finance Committee met on May 31 st, and that an Auditor RFP (Request for Proposal) was issued on June 21 with proposals due on July 14 th. Jan also reported that the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) met on June 15 th, and that Dan Lieberman Director of Marketing and Public Affairs is chairing the CalCCA Marketing and Communication Subcommittee. 7. MARKETING AND OUTREACH REPORT Kirsten Andrews-Schwind Communications and Outreach Manager reported on community outreach efforts, and Dan Lieberman Director of Marketing and Public Affairs reported on marketing efforts. 8. REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE REPORT Joseph Wiedman Senior Regulatory/Legislative Analyst reported on regulatory and legislative efforts, including filing a motion to dismiss the IOU s (Investment Owned Utilities ) PAM (Portfolio Allocation Methodology) application on May 30 th. 9. APPROVE FINAL FISCAL YEAR BUDGET Jan Pepper reported that the Audit and Finance Committee reviewed and approved the proposed Fiscal Year Budget when they met on May 31 st. She presented a five-year financial projection and a projection of personnel additions. She announced that actual revenues exceed projections based on low opt-out rates, and that they intend to pay down outstanding loans early. She requested the Board s approval of the proposed Fiscal Year Budget. 3

22 PUBLIC COMMENT: Item No. 11 Mark Roest, SeaWave Battery. Motion Made / Seconded: Groom / DeGolia Motion passed unanimously 14-0 (Absent: County of San Mateo, Brisbane, Daly City, Menlo Park, Millbrae, San Bruno, City of South San Francisco, San Carlos) 10. PROCUREMENT UPDATE George Wiltsee Director of Power Resources reported on renewable project evaluation factors other than price, and outlined the projects that have been evaluated. Eric Weiner Renewable Energy Analyst reported on transmission cost as a function of project location. George Wiltsee presented a list of energy contracts executed to date, and supply vs load projections for 2017 through Siobhan Doherty Manager of Contracts reported on resource adequacy (RA) requirements, types of RA, and the status of RA contracts. PUBLIC COMMENT: Unidentified man 13. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT Desiree Baer representative member of the Citizens Advisory Committee reported that the CAC met for the first time on May 31 st and at that meeting members were sworn in, and received an introduction to the Brown Act requirements, local program criteria, and PCE s outreach needs. Desiree reported that at the next meeting they will appoint a Chair and will receive formal training on the Brown Act. 11. INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN (IRP) PROGRESS UPDATE George Wiltsee outlined the primary purposes of the IRP, and PCE s 2017 IRP schedule. Joe Wiedman reported on the California Public Utilities Commission s (CPUC s) expected process for analyzing IRPs submitted by LSEs (Load Serving Entities). 12. PCE LOCAL PROGRAM CRITERIA DEVELOPMENT Kirsten Andrews-Schwind reported on criteria for developing local programs that would help PCE meet policies and strategic goals. PUBLIC COMMENT: James Tuleya, Diane Bailey, MenloSpark Mark Roest, SeaWave Battery and 4

23 Ted Howard, PCE Citizens Advisory Committee Michele, East Palo Alto Item No BOARD MEMBERS REPORTS ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 9:41 pm 5

24 Item No. 12 PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY JPA Board Correspondence DATE: July 20, 2017 BOARD MEETING DATE: July 27, 2017 SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING: None VOTE REQUIRED: Majority Present TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors Jan Pepper, Chief Executive Officer Resource Adequacy (CalPeak Power LLC) RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution to Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a WSPP (Western Systems Power Pool) Confirmation Letter for Purchase of Resource Adequacy from CalPeak Power, LLC. Delivery Term: January 2018 through December 2018, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 (Action) BACKGROUND: The CPUC has explained Resource Adequacy as follows: The CPUC adopted a Resource Adequacy (RA) policy framework (PU Code section 380) in 2004 to in order to ensure the reliability of electric service in California. The CPUC established RA obligations applicable to all Load Serving Entities (LSEs) within the CPUC s jurisdiction, including investor owned utilities (IOUs), energy service providers (ESPs), and community choice aggregators (CCAs). The Commission s RA policy framework implemented as the RA program -- guides resource procurement and promotes infrastructure investment by requiring that LSEs procure capacity so that capacity is available to the CAISO when and where needed. The CPUC s RA program now contains three distinct requirements: System RA requirements (effective June 1, 2006), Local RA requirements (effective January 1, 2007) and Flexible RA requirements (effective January 1, 2015). System requirements are determined based on each LSE s CEC adjusted forecast plus a 15% planning reserve margin. Local requirements 1

25 are determined based on an annual CAISO study using a 1-10 weather year and an N-1-1 contingency. Flexible Requirements are based on an annual CAISO study that currently looks at the largest three hour ramp for each month needed to run the system reliably. There are two types of filings; Annual filings (filed on or around October 31st) and monthly filings (filed 45 calendar days prior to the compliance month). For the annual filings, LSEs are required to make an annual System, Local, and Flexible compliance showing for the coming year. For the System showing, LSEs are required to demonstrate that they have procured 90% of their System RA obligation for the five summer months the coming compliance year. Additionally each LSE must demonstrate that they meet 90% of its Flexible requirements and 100% of its local requirements for each month of the coming compliance year. For the monthly filings LSEs must demonstrate they have procured 100% of their monthly System and Flexible RA obligation. Additionally, on a monthly basis from May through December, LSEs must demonstrate they have met their revised (due to load migration) local obligation. This is a regulatory requirement. PCEA is not purchasing actual energy. It is paying to ensure that there is enough generation on the grid to ensure reliability. Further, because the regulatory requirements evolve over time, PCEA is frequently having to go to market to purchase RA to ensure the regulatory requirements are met and PCEA receives the most competitive prices possible. DISCUSSION: PCE, working with its consultant PEA, solicited proposals to supply PG&E Other RA for its 2018 needs (January-December). Proposals were received from three different suppliers. CalPeak Power LLC offered the most competitive response to provide RA to meet a portion of PCE s PG&E Other RA requirements for The Confirmation Letter for this transaction is in substantially the same form as others negotiated for RA. Consistent with PCE policy, the confirmation includes an exclusion that no coal resources will be used to provide the RA or replacement RA. The Board is being asked to approve execution of a Confirmation Letter with CalPeak Power LLC, in a form approved by General Counsel. 2

26 RESOLUTION NO. PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA * * * * * * RESOLUTION DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO EXECUTE A CONFIRMATION LETTER WITH CALPEAK POWER LLC WITH TERMS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PRESENTED, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND FOR A DELIVERY TERM OF JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2018, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000; RESOLVED, by the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that WHEREAS, the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority ( Peninsula Clean Energy or PCEA ) was formed on February 29, 2016; and WHEREAS, launch of service for Phase I occurred in October 2016, and launch of service for Phase II occurred in April 2017; and WHEREAS, Peninsula Clean Energy has ongoing regulatory commitments to purchase Resource Adequacy ( RA ); and WHEREAS, in June 2017, consistent with its mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and offering customer choice at competitive rates, Peninsula Clean v1

27 Energy administered a competitive process to select one or more RA supply contractors; and WHEREAS, one of the providers selected by Peninsula Clean Energy through this competitive process is CALPEAK POWER LLC ( Contractor ), based on its desirable offering of products, pricing, and terms; and WHEREAS, staff is presenting to the Board for its review the negotiated Confirmation Letter, reference to which should be made for further particulars; and WHEREAS, the Board wishes to delegate to the Chief Executive Officer authority to execute the aforementioned Confirmation Letter for said purchase of RA from the Contractor. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board delegates authority to the Chief Executive Officer to execute the Confirmation Letter with the Contractor with terms consistent with those presented, in a form approved by the General Counsel and for a delivery term of January 1 through December 31, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. * * * * * * [CCO ] v1

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40 Item No.13 PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY JPA Board Correspondence DATE: July 20, 2017 BOARD MEETING DATE: July 27, 2017 SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING: None VOTE REQUIRED: Majority Present TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors Jan Pepper, Chief Executive Officer Resource Adequacy (NRG Power Marketing LLC) RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution to Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a WSPP (Western Systems Power Pool) Confirmation Letter for Purchase of Resource Adequacy from NRG Power Marketing LLC. Delivery Term: October 2017 through December 2017, in an amount not to exceed $150,000 (Action) BACKGROUND: The CPUC has explained Resource Adequacy as follows: The CPUC adopted a Resource Adequacy (RA) policy framework (PU Code section 380) in 2004 to in order to ensure the reliability of electric service in California. The CPUC established RA obligations applicable to all Load Serving Entities (LSEs) within the CPUC s jurisdiction, including investor owned utilities (IOUs), energy service providers (ESPs), and community choice aggregators (CCAs). The Commission s RA policy framework implemented as the RA program -- guides resource procurement and promotes infrastructure investment by requiring that LSEs procure capacity so that capacity is available to the CAISO when and where needed. The CPUC s RA program now contains three distinct requirements: System RA requirements (effective June 1, 2006), Local RA requirements (effective January 1, 2007) and Flexible RA requirements (effective January 1, 2015). System requirements are determined based on each LSE s CEC adjusted forecast plus a 15% planning reserve margin. Local requirements 1

41 are determined based on an annual CAISO study using a 1-10 weather year and an N-1-1 contingency. Flexible Requirements are based on an annual CAISO study that currently looks at the largest three hour ramp for each month needed to run the system reliably. There are two types of filings; Annual filings (filed on or around October 31st) and monthly filings (filed 45 calendar days prior to the compliance month). For the annual filings, LSEs are required to make an annual System, Local, and Flexible compliance showing for the coming year. For the System showing, LSEs are required to demonstrate that they have procured 90% of their System RA obligation for the five summer months the coming compliance year. Additionally each LSE must demonstrate that they meet 90% of its Flexible requirements and 100% of its local requirements for each month of the coming compliance year. For the monthly filings LSEs must demonstrate they have procured 100% of their monthly System and Flexible RA obligation. Additionally, on a monthly basis from May through December, LSEs must demonstrate they have met their revised (due to load migration) local obligation. This is a regulatory requirement. PCEA is not purchasing actual energy. It is paying to ensure that there is enough generation on the grid to ensure reliability. Further, because the regulatory requirements evolve over time, PCEA is frequently having to go to market to purchase RA to ensure the regulatory requirements are met and PCEA receives the most competitive prices possible. DISCUSSION: PCE, working with its consultant PEA, solicited proposals to supply North System RA for its Q needs (October-December). Proposals were received from two different suppliers. NRG Power Marketing LLC offered the most competitive response to provide RA to meet PCE s remaining North System RA requirements for PCE previously executed a Confirmation Letter for RA with NRG Power Marketing LLC and the Confirmation Letter for this transaction is in substantially the same form as the previous one negotiated with NRG Power Marketing LLC for RA. Consistent with PCE policy, the confirmation includes an exclusion that no coal resources will be used to provide the RA or replacement RA. The Board is being asked to approve execution of a Confirmation Letter with NRG Power Marketing LLC, in a form approved by General Counsel. 2

42 RESOLUTION NO. PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA * * * * * * RESOLUTION DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO EXECUTE A CONFIRMATION LETTER WITH NRG POWER MARKETING LLC WITH TERMS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PRESENTED, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND FOR A DELIVERY TERM OF OCTOBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000; RESOLVED, by the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that WHEREAS, the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority ( Peninsula Clean Energy or PCEA ) was formed on February 29, 2016; and WHEREAS, launch of service for Phase I occurred in October 2016, and launch of service for Phase II occurred in April 2017; and WHEREAS, Peninsula Clean Energy has ongoing regulatory commitments to purchase Resource Adequacy ( RA ); and v1

43 WHEREAS, in July 2017, consistent with its mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and offering customer choice at competitive rates, Peninsula Clean Energy administered a competitive process to select one RA supply contractors; and WHEREAS, the provider selected by Peninsula Clean Energy through this competitive process is NRG POWER MARKETING LLC ( Contractor ), based on its desirable offering of products, pricing, and terms; and WHEREAS, staff is presenting to the Board for its review the negotiated Confirmation Letter, reference to which should be made for further particulars; and WHEREAS, the Board wishes to delegate to the Chief Executive Officer authority to execute the aforementioned Confirmation Letter for said purchase of RA from the Contractor. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board delegates authority to the Chief Executive Officer to execute the Confirmation Letter with the Contractor with terms consistent with those presented, in a form approved by the General Counsel and for a delivery term of October 1 through December 31, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $150,000. * * * * * * [CCO ] v1

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